Glen Hansard Remembered as “Incomparable” Troubadour Whose “Gift for Storytelling Brought So Much Joy”

Beloved Irish songwriter Glen Hansard died in a motorcycle crash in Dublin at age 56 on Wednesday, July 29th. “Sometimes I would wonder if Glen Hansard really existed,” U2’s Bono wrote in a lengthy statement. AdvertisementBruce Springsteen posted an Instagram statement, which reads, “Here on E Street, we are heartbroken over the death of Glen Hansard. “It starts with a song Michelle and I love by Glen Hansard, a great musician who passed tragically this week,” he wrote. The Waterboys singer wrote on X/Twitter: “Just heard that Glen Hansard has died.